I'm happy to see Gourmet Insider share Vietri's new Bridge promotion. To help bolster indie stores, Vietri is offering stores a one-time $150 credit when they make their first Vietri sale using Bridge Store. The goal is to get stores to join Vietri on Bridge and use the Bridge platform to boost the store's Vietri sales.
Stores can sync with Smart Brands for free over the Bridge platform.
Vietri is an early supporter of the Bridge. We like Vietri's product and team. Thank ...
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VIETRI AND BRIDGE PARTNER TO HELP INDEPENDENT STORES
Retailers Can Receive $150 For Joining Bridge Network
July 15, 2020
NEW YORK, NY – VIETRI, known as the premium importer of luxury tabletop goods from Italy, has launched a new program to help its independent specialty retailers online and in-store. VIETRI has agreed to offer its authorized retailers a credit of $150 towards future purchases by opening a free account with the e-commerce community ...
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January 22, 2020
January 22, 2020
Diane Seidle praises Beatriz Ball in this month’s Tableware Today for boosting its sales via Bridge’s news tool. Diane says Beatriz Balls’ consistent news posting on the platform helped it capture the top sales position amongst metal giftware brands.
Congrats, Beatriz Ball :)
Please note: Diane Seidle in the past has provided some consulting services to Bridge. This article was written independently of Bridge.
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Atlanta Seminar Offers Selling Strategies for Independent Stores Casafina and Vietri will host Bridge’s Jason Solarek in their respective showrooms
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January 15, 2020
Jason Solarek, Bridge CEO, and Matt Hullfish, Casafina’s national sales manager, at a seminar last year.
ATLANTA—Tabletop brands Casafina and Vietri are collaborating with e-commerce platform provider Bridge on two training sessions at the International Gift & Home ...
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August 29, 2019
August 29, 2019
Amazon and Chinese companies have teamed up to bypass Main Street and ship goods directly to doorsteps. This is hurting American manufacturing as well as local city governments. To accomplish this, they're misleading Americans by putting out press releases that cherry-pick statistics.
Follow these 3 steps to see the issue at hand:
1. In an Amazon press release last week, Amazon claimed:
"Independent third-party sellers – primarily small and medium-sized businesses – ...
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August 15, 2019
August 15, 2019
The Best Cast-Iron Pans To Make Your Food Way Healthier Liz Moody By Liz Moody Contributing Food Editor
Image by mbg creative / iStock Our editors have independently chosen the products listed on this page. If you purchase something mentioned in this article, we may earn a small commission. August 15, 2019 — 9:08 AM Share on: Cast-iron pans might be one of the top kitchen tools that chefs and health professionals agree upon. The heavy weight allows for durable, even cooking (many lighter pans have "...
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July 17, 2019
July 17, 2019
What is your abandoned cart rate? This and other factors arose in a shipping survey conducted by BigCommerce.
Some survey findings:
+ Fifty-eight percent stopped shopping certain retailers because of a negative shipping experience.
+ Amazon Prime has set a high bar with free two-day shipping. In the past 12 months, 84 percent of global survey respondents made an online purchase specifically because it offered free shipping, and half said they avoid shopping with retailers that don’t offer free ...
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March 28, 2019
March 28, 2019
I was going to recommened reading this Shopify article about converting website visitors to shoppers but then I realized what a rip off Shopify is.
In the screen shot shown, we see Shopify promote nine apps. The apps use the 'freemium' model where you try it for free, then often quickly get stuck paying. In sum, Shopify is nickel and dime-ing users.
When you use Shopify, it's like going to Disneyland and paying for each ride separately. You think that the theme park will be fun but by the time ...
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March 24, 2019
March 24, 2019
Happy to see Diane Seidle’s lastest strategy article in Tableware Today below. Speaking of hashtags, Bridge created its own ‘$tag’ to similarly offer quick access to product info. Type a dollar symbol “$” before a SKU and the specific item will magically appear below your Chalk.
Tableware Today:
WHAT'S YOUR HASHTAG STRATEGY?
Just in case you’ve been living off the grid for a year or more, a hashtag is simply a word or phrase behind a pound sign. When you use a hashtag that word or phrase becomes ...
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March 21, 2019
March 21, 2019
Happy to see Diane Seidle’s lastest strategy article in Tableware Today below. Speaking of hashtags, Bridge created its own ‘$tag’ to similarly offer quick access to product info. Type a dollar symbol “$” before a SKU and the specific item will magically appear below your Chalk.
Tableware Today:
WHAT'S YOUR HASHTAG STRATEGY?
Just in case you’ve been living off the grid for a year or more, a hashtag is simply a word or phrase behind a pound sign. When you use a hashtag that word or phrase becomes ...
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February 11, 2019
February 11, 2019
Who needs chocolate for Valentines when you’ve got @julievos? Come in and see our NEW @julievos selection!
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February 9, 2019
February 9, 2019
Roses are RED, Violets are BLUE, come in today and pick out a Valentines gift just for YOU!
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Saturday, Nov. 24, 2018
Saturday, Nov. 24, 2018
Across the country, Small Business Saturday is celebrated on the Saturday after Thanksgiving as a way to encourage support of small, local businesses. In 2010 American Express launched Small Business Saturday, and in 2011 it became a day officially recognized by the US Senate. By 2013 more than 1,450 Neighborhood Champions signed up to rally their communities, and last year shoppers supported their neighborhood businesses like never before with more than $14.3 billion spent at small, independent...
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October 19, 2018
October 19, 2018
Beyond honored to be recognized by Arch Digest as most beautiful independent store in South Carolina.
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September 4, 2018
September 4, 2018
So now that "Amazon" has shown us the way, does this mean independent retailers have to do deliveries too? Maybe we need to open coffee bars in our stores. :-(
Read this story from the New York Times:
Hard Lessons (Thanks, Amazon) Breathe New Life Into Retail Stores
We're happy to see Smart Brands Anna Weatherly and Waterford make the 'must have' list on Inside Weddings.
In the article, item #7 is Anna Weatherly's Simply Anna dinnerware.
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15 Popular Products to Add to Your Wedding Registry Stuck on what to add to your wish list? Start with these essentials. from Inside Weddins
If you're not quite sure where to begin, most couples start by selecting a few retailers from which to register. Popular options include well-known department ...
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February 27, 2018
February 27, 2018
We're happy to see Smart Brands Anna Weatherly and Waterford make the 'must have' list on Inside Weddings.
In the article, item #7 is Anna Weatherly's Simply Anna dinnerware.
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15 Popular Products to Add to Your Wedding Registry Stuck on what to add to your wish list? Start with these essentials. from Inside Weddins
If you're not quite sure where to begin, most couples start by selecting a few retailers from which to register. Popular options include well-known department ...
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February 27, 2018
February 27, 2018
We're happy to see Smart Brands Anna Weatherly and Waterford make the 'must have' list on Inside Weddings.
In the article, items #7 and #8 (respectively) are Anna Weatherly's Simply Anna dinnerware and Waterford's Lismore Tall stemware.
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15 Popular Products to Add to Your Wedding Registry Stuck on what to add to your wish list? Start with these essentials. from Inside Weddins
If you're not quite sure where to begin, most couples start by selecting a few retailers from ...
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February 14, 2018
February 14, 2018
Thanks to Michael Brezicky at Kitchen 2 Table for sharing this article about omnichannel commerce:
"In order to facilitate a customer’s independent research in the initial phases of their buying journey, a retailer must have their full catalog of shoppable inventory available online."
Bridge: Sounds like they need our Smart Product service :)
Excerpt:
"...high shipping costs accounted for 54 percent of online shopping cart ...
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January 29, 2018
January 29, 2018
One of my favorite quotes from a retailer about the last edition of Specialty Shop Retailing is this one: “I have read, highlighted, marked up and re-read this book so many times it groans when I pick it up!” It’s been so much fun for me to hear from shopkeepers around the world about how helpful they have found the first three editions of my book, which sold over 40,000 copies and were translated into Russian. I am very happy to announce that the fourth edition has just been published as a ...
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